Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors towards Glycemic Control among Diabetes Mellitus Patients in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021.
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2021-06
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Diabetes mellitus, (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia due to
absolute or relative insulin deficiency and it remained the fourth leading cause of death worldwide.
Hyperglycemia or high blood sugar is a common sign of uncontrolled diabetes and leads to severe
damage. Poor understanding of the disease could affect glycemic control and result in preventable
Diabetic complications. Accordingly, good knowledge, attitude, and practice of glycemic control are
important to increased quality of life,minimize diabetes complications,and lower the incidence of death.
Objectives: -This paper detailed the cross-sectional study that measures knowledge, attitudes, and
practices, and associated factors of diabetic patients about glycemic control.
Methods and Materials: A total of 361 were enrolled in the study, the recruitment tool place by using
systematic random sampling techniques in one academic teaching hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The
knowledge, attitude, and practices were measured using standard structured questionnaires.
Result: Nearly half (48.8%) of the respondents were males. Good practice was independently associated
with gender; accordingly, the male was 1.62 more likely to have good practice compare to their
counterpart female gender (AOR=1.62, 95%CI: 1.005-2.62, p= 0.04). However, those participants
between 18-35 age groups were 72 % less likely to have good practice verse to reference group followed
by participants between the age group of 51-65 who were 51% less likely to have good practice towards
glycemic control
Conclusion: -Despite they have experienced the event of the hyperglycemic and routine visit of a diabetic
patientto a diabetes clinic; the knowledge, attitude, and practice about glycemic were found to be good.
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Knowledge, attitude, Practice, glycemic control, diabetes patients